[1] Europe was on high alert Tuesday with at least one of the Paris attackers on the run, as France and Russia formed an unusual alliance against the Islamic State jihadists who have claimed the worst attacks in French history.

[2] In a sign of the nervousness after Friday‘s carnage in Paris, a soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands -- which German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to attend -- was canceled and the crowd evacuated after police acted on a “serious” bomb threat.

[1] The failure of duty-free operators to get their licenses renewed for operating stores in Seoul is taking its toll on their staff and location management, sources said Tuesday.

*licenses: 허가권 *take a toll on: 손실을 입히다, 큰 타격을 주다

[2] Korea’s top duty-free operator Lotte and SK Group subsidiary SK Networks have to close their lucrative duty-free stores ― one each ― after the government chose to give the licenses to rival bidders Shinsegae and Doosan last week.

*lucrative: 수익성이 좋은 (=profitable)

[3] To minimize the negative impact of losing stores, the conglomerates are now mapping out plans on utilizing their duty-free shop space, even as their staff risk losing jobs.